Maungdaw District is a district of Rakhine State in western Myanmar. Its capital city is Maungdaw and the population density is about 295 per…Maungdaw District is a district of Rakhine State in western Myanmar. Its capital city is Maungdaw and the population density is about 295 persons per square kilometer. Roughly 91 percent of Maungdaw District's population is Muslim, making it the district with the highest percentage of Muslims in Myanmar. In recent history, many Muslims have fled from this region to neighbouring Bangladesh, mostly as refugees to seek peace and shelter from the Burmese military mass killings. Along with parts of neighbouring Sittwe District, Maungdaw District is also informally referred to as northern Rakhine State.
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